A report by the College of William & Mary concludes that since 1990, “children have become less able to produce unique and unusual ideas.” Isn’t that what childhood is supposed to be about? “As society has advanced, our brains have changed” says Susan Gabbard, Director of Fine Arts at Oklahoma City schools. This change is [...]
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Children Becoming LESS Creative…Here’s the solution!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Juniors!, Personal Development, Posts by Master Jim, Think Like a Black Belt, tagged Black Belt Mindset, education, Jim Bouchard, Juniors!, mind & body, parenting, school, school performance, Think Like a Black Belt on August 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Do Your Kids Have Everything They Need for School?
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Juniors!, Posts by Master Jim, tagged Black Belt Mindset, Books, confidence, education, Jim Bouchard, Juniors!, kids, Respect, school, school performance, self-confidence, Think Like a Black Belt on August 8, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Back to school shopping is in full swing, in fact if you don’t get your local big box right now you might miss out on the best deals before they start filling their shelves with Halloween crap. Am I getting old, or didn’t we used to do back to school shopping the last two weeks [...]
Lead By Example: Be The Best Teacher You Can Be!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Leadership Team, Personal Development, Think Like a Black Belt, Training, tagged Alex Armstrong, Black Belt Mindset, community, confidence, education, leadership, perseverance on June 7, 2011 | 2 Comments »
At the Black Belt Mindset Institute, we are blessed to have some of the best instructors in Martial Arts. Here’s an inside look at some of the things they work on in their Leadership Team training. You may find these tips useful in your business or personal life as well! Here’s what our instructors think [...]
A teacher’s calming courage…
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Self-Defense, Think Like a Black Belt, tagged Black Belt Mindset, courage, current events, leadership, Self-Defense, Think Like a Black Belt on June 1, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
What would you do? You’re a kindergarten teacher with a roomful of children. A gun battle rages outside your classroom between drug dealers and cops. Here’s what one teacher in Mexico did recently! This is a great lesson in courage and a wonderful example for how to keep children calm in a traumatic situation. This [...]
The Littlest Dragons!
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, Events, For Parents, Juniors!, Posts by Master Jim, Think Like a Black Belt, tagged Black Belt Mindset, Juniors!, leadership, Little Dragons, parenting, Respect, Think Like a Black Belt on May 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The kids in our “Little Dragons” program for ages 4 to 6 always amaze me. Several years ago I found myself engaged in a deep philosophical discussion with the Little Dragons. As we often do, we were debating the definition and true meaning of the word “Respect.” In case you’re not familiar, Respect is the [...]
5 steps to becoming a Black Belt Parent…
Posted in Black Belt Mindset, For Parents, Posts by Master Jim, Think Like a Black Belt, tagged Black Belt Mindset, Jim Bouchard, parenting, Think Like a Black Belt on April 4, 2011 | 1 Comment »
From Think Like a Black Belt: The Blog: 5 Steps to becoming a Black Belt parent… 1. Be the Sensei- Sensei literally means “one who went before.” That’s you! Share your wisdom and experience with your kids. They are wired to be independent, but they also appreciate your perspective when you take the time to [...]
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